Prospective students - advice for applying

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We can help people with a long-term mental health condition, or health condition, or Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) like dyslexia, who are applying to come to Goldsmiths.

Any disability declaration will be dealt with confidentially and sensitively and will not influence the admissions process. Your application will be assessed solely on academic merit.

Contact us as early as possible as early as possible so we can ensure that the required support is in place, from applying, visiting to starting your course. There is no need to wait until you are offered a place or receive your exam results.

Accessibility of Goldsmiths’ facilities

Goldsmiths works hard to ensure its courses offer the best possible opportunities for full participation by disabled students. However, some older buildings are not fully accessible.

Tell us about your disability/SpLD on your application form

Both the Goldsmiths and the UCAS application forms have an option to tell us if you have a long term medical or mental health condition, or a Specific Learning Difficulty. We strongly encourage you to do this.

The Disability Service will contact you after you’ve been offered a place. Responding to us quickly helps us set up everything ready for the start of your course.

Tell us about your disability/SpLD after applying to study at Goldsmiths

Campus accessibility

Disability related funding

You may have additional course related costs as a direct result of your impairment, condition or Specific Learning Difficulty. This could include costs for equipment, software, travel and support workers.

Accommodation - accessible halls and flats

Goldsmiths offers student accommodation at a number of locations close to campus. Due to overwhelming demand, students are not always offered their preferred housing options.

Therefore, it is very important to inform Accommodation about your access requirements as early as possible, ideally on your accommodation application.

For example, you may need:

To live in a particular location

To access specific facilities such as an en-suite bathroom

A parking space

Step-free access

A fridge for storing medication

A visual, or vibrating alarm

Accommodation require medical evidence of the applicant’s impairment or health condition. Alternatively, this can be given to the Disability Service. Applicants, who have already provided evidence to the Disability Service, should indicate this on their accommodation application.